In Episode 29, the Low Player Count Crew discusses some of their favorite Next Step games. They also talk about GenCantSoloCon 2016, the Watch It Played IndieGoGo, Pokemon, and Travis’ failure in Austerity 2016. Also included: some additional small audio feedback issues, creaky chairs, and extraneous noises.
Times:
1:20 - The Warhammer Quest Adventure Card Game Giveaway Reminder
3:40 - GenCantSoloCon 2016
4:50 - PokemonGo
10:00 - Dallas Recap
10:27 - Watch It Played IndieGoGo
12:08 - Travis’ Austerity Failure 2016
20:30 - boardgametables.com
21:17 - Next Step Games
24:05 - First Step 1-2p Games
26:22 - Dungeon Crawlers
31:27 - Miniatures Games
38:20 - Euros (Oh, So Many)
42:55 - More Planning Next Time
43:54 - Co-op Games
50:38 - Wargames
56:25 - Economic Games
62:25 - Party Games
63:50 - Miscellany Games
69:25 - End Bits
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Welcome to the second annual GenCantSoloCon!
Travis is joined by Julius from the 1 Player Podcast to introduce GCSC16 and lay out some of the basic details for the events. More details are going to be published as we draw closer to the date, but circle your calendars for the biggest solo convention of the year: August4-7. See you there!
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In Episode 28, the Low Player Count Crew discusses Tile Laying in games. They also talk about Origins, GenCantSoloCon 2016, and make plenty of terrible puns.
Times:
2:22 - The Warhammer Quest Adventure Card Game Giveaway
5:25 - GenCantSoloCon 2016
8:09 - Continental Differentiation
8:53 - Donny’s Origins Recap
12:22 - Dual Thematic Design Inquiry
16:35 - Kickstarter Duchess
19:30 - Donny Misedited
20:17 - boardgametables.com
20:56 - Tile Laying Games
21:19 - What Is It?
22:35 - Our Experience with Them
25:45 - Why Do You/Do You Not Enjoy It?
31:30 - What Makes Tile Laying So Different?
39:32 - Empty Threats
39:48 - What are Some Better Tile Laying Games?
46:45 - Solo Options for Tile Laying
50:21 - Tile Laying in a 1 vs. 2 Player Situation
55:30 - Personal Favorites
58:40 - End Bits
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If You Buy One Game is a minisode series where the individual Low Player Count crew and friends across the boardgames universe can individually discuss and review a game of their choice, based on theme, topic, or even time of year.
This episode? Our favorite games of 2011!
0:35 - Richard’s Pick: Sentinels of the Multiverse
7:13 - Andy’s Pick: Quarriors
10:37 - Cliff’s Pick: Mage Knight
15:30 - Travis’ Pick: Ora et Labora
20:43 - Shawn’s Pick: Trajan
25:37 - Jessica’s Pick: Belfort
31:17 - Donny’s Pick: Rhino Hero
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In Episode 27, the Low Player Count Crew discusses Intellectual Properties in gaming. They also talk about some Kickstarters they have been backing, Travis’ trip to HeavyCon, #LowPlayerCon, and some hot topics.
Times:
0:00 - Future Travis
1:19 - On With the Show
5:20 - Travis’ HeavyCon Recap
7:19 - Donny’s (too late discussion of being) at Origins
10:25 - Being a Solo Gamer at a Con
11:30 - Podcasting at its Best
11:59 - Kickstarters We Have Backed Recently
14:05 - Shawn Issues an Ultimatum
20:20 - BoardGameTables.com Kickstarter
24:00 - Post Kickstarter Pledge Managers
25:30 - Intellectual Properties in Boardgames
30:10 - The Cash Grab Notion
35:40 - Why IPs in boardgames?
44:30 - Misapplied IPs
47:45 - Applying Themes to Euros
58:00 - Travis Gets Snooty
64:01 - A new IP for a Game
72:10 - End Bits
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If You Buy One Game is a minisode series where the individual Low Player Count crew and friends across the boardgames universe can individually discuss and review a game of their choice, based on theme, topic, or even time of year.
This episode? Our favorite Bruno Cathala games!
0:35 - Bill’s pick: Boomtown
6:05 - Derek’s pick: Raptor
10:37 - Donny’s pick: Abyss
16:55 - Shawn’s pick: Mission Red Planet
22:15 - Brandon’s pick: Mr Jack
26:37 - Travis’ pick: Haru Ichiban
30:32 - Jessica’s pick: Jamaica
36:35 - Patrick’s pick: Cyclades
41:35 - Chris’ pick: The Little Prince: Make Me A Planet
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In this minisode, Donny gives a recap of the Ashes: Rise of the Phoenixborn Weekend from Plaid Hat Games at Team Covenant. He also interviews Zach Bunn from Team Covenant in Tulsa, Oklahoma, about the company, what they do, and how to get in touch.
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In this minisode of Big Fun in a Little Box with Shawn, Shawn spends some time with Bottom of the 9th co-designer, Mike Mullins. They chat Bottom of the 9th creation inception, the joy of baseball, the smallness of it, and the Clubhouse expansion on Kickstarter.
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In this minisode of Travis Gets Heavy, Travis gets to interview Joel Toppen, GMT Games developer and designer of Navajo Wars and Comancheria. He also discusses the May of Minisodes, along with the contest winner of 13 Days: The Cuban Missile Crisis.
Times:
0:40 - A Month of Minisodes
2:00 - The 13 Days Giveaway!
3:39 - Joel Toppen
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If You Buy One Game is a minisode series where the individual Low Player Count crew and friends across the boardgames universe can individually discuss and review a game of their choice, based on theme, topic, or even time of year.
This episode? Our favorite relaxing games!
0:35 - Kerensa and Brandon’s pick: Carcassonne
4:31 - Patrick’s pick: Telestrations
9:31 - Shawn’s pick: Eldritch Horror
17:58 - Kimberly’s pick: Jaipur
20:12 - Travis’ pick: Mr. Cabbagehead’s Garden Game
24:21 - Richard’s pick: Takenoko
26:57 - Cliff’s pick: Patchwork
32:53 - Donny’s pick: Birds of a Feather
35:14 - Chris’ pick: Tokaido
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In Episode 26, the Low Player Count crew is joined by the one and only Rodney Smith from Watch It Played! They discuss the topic of learning and teaching games, the roles learners and teachers have, and a few questions for Rodney on some of his favorite low player count games.
Times:
2:10 - Learning & Teaching Games
3:38 - The Role of the Teacher & Learner
9:00 - How to Learn on Your Own
15:25 - How to Order Instruction
20:35 - Who Are You Teaching and How Do You Learn?
29:55 - Tips & Pitfalls in Teaching
32:10 - Teaching Across Age Gaps
40:20 - Boardgametables.com!
40:46 - Favorite Low Player Count Games
45:40 - Miniatures Games
49:30 - Which Watch It Played Video was the Hardest?
53:35 - Does Rodney Teach Games for his Game Group?
57:50 - The Watch It Played Plug
58:30 - End Bits
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In this minisode of Travis Gets Heavy, Travis gets to interview Harold Buchanan, designer of the latest breakout hit from the GMT Games COIN Series, Liberty or Death. They discuss conception, game design, developing process, the future and more.
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In Episode 24, the Low Player Count crew minus Shawn discusses the popular mechanic of card drafting. They also go over some guild news, important discussion topics therein, a kickstarter, a giveaway, and more!
Times:
1:33 - A Contest!
3:55 - Sans Alliés Kickstarter
4:50 - Travis’ Austerity 2016 Update
6:40 - Let’s Talk VPG
10:30 - Bottom of the 9th League
12:50 - BGG Guild News
20:09 - Our One Year Anniversary & What You Can Do
22:58 - Popular Mechanics: Card Drafting
24:00 - Definitions, Top Games, and More
31:30 - Where’s the Fun?
32:00 - Blind, Hate, and Open Drafting
40:00 - Can Drafting Be a Primary Mechanic?
47:30 - Worker Placement vs. Card Drafting
55:45 - Opiegames.com Card Drafting Blog Post
56:00 - Other “Card” Drafting
60:00 - Final Thoughts
69:00 - End Bits
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In Episode 19, Shawn and Travis spend some time with Shadi Torbey, designer of the Oniverse series of games: Onirim, Urbion, Sylvion, and Castellion. We chat about game design, the future of the Oniverse series, and more. The Low Player Count crew also discusses our 2016 gaming goals and more.
Times:
1:20 - Our 2016 Gaming Goals
11:05 - Donny Issues a Challenge
14:50 - The Next Two Full Length Episodes
16:40 - Shadi Torbey Interview
19:15 - The Beginnings of Game Design & the Oniverse
27:25 - Why 1 and 2 Player Game Design?
30:15 - The Deluxe Treatment of Onirim
35:00 - The Future of the Oniverse
37:45 - Castellion & Sylvion Design
48:10 - But What About Urbion Deluxe?
50:00 - Non-Oniverse Designing?
51:00 - The Levels of Oniverse Difficulty
57:00 - Favorite Games, Designers, Mechanics, and more…
59:57 - A Few Twitter Questions
64:30 - End Bits
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Donny and Travis recap day 1 of BGGcon, the people they saw, the games they played, and a couple of anecdotes.
GIVEAWAYS
Spiraling out of Episode 6 and into Episode 7, Donny gives everyone a chance to win a copy of Eminent Domain: Microcosm by Tasty Minstrel Games.
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Episode 6 - Mano a Mano: Co-op or Competitive?